Barbara Buchanan Lewis of Louisville, age 79, died November 7, 2017 in Louisville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Lewis; parents, Frank "Tony" Buchanan and Alene Jarboe Buchanan; stepmother, Ethel Buchanan; brother, George Fisher Buchanan. She is survived by one sister, Ellen (Donald) Goff; sister-in-law, Chris Buchanan; nephews, Kevin (Anna) Buchanan and Joshua (Desiree) Buchanan and niece, Karen Buchanan Schneider; one grand-niece and four Grand-nephews.
She was a former Dean of Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, and was a dedicated teacher and a cherished colleague. Early in her career she was an attorney for the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Probation Officer for Jefferson County Juvenile Court and a teacher in Honduras and Guatemala. She was a trail blazer in legal education, being one of the few women in her class. When she was Dean at Brandeis she was one of only five women law school deans nationwide. She also taught at Cumberland School of Law and was interim Dean at the University of Oklahoma School of Law and served on numerous local and national boards, including, Center for Women and Families, the Department of Public Advocacy, Louisville and Kentucky Bar Foundations, League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Citizens for Better Judges and council on Legal Education Opportunity, the American Bar Associations Commission on Women, the Law School Admissions Council Task Force on Minority Recruitment and many others.
She cared deeply about her students personally and professionally. She mostly taught tax law but also the value of the legal profession. She received many awards for leadership, community service and excellence in teaching. The excellences in teaching awards were her most cherished ones. Though she officially retired in 2006 her passion for teaching returned her to the classroom as an adjunct professor until 2014.
Donations may be made to Campbellsville First United Methodist Church , Ruby Curry English Scholarship at Campbellsville University or charity of their choice.
She was a former Dean of Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, and was a dedicated teacher and a cherished colleague. Early in her career she was an attorney for the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Probation Officer for Jefferson County Juvenile Court and a teacher in Honduras and Guatemala. She was a trail blazer in legal education, being one of the few women in her class. When she was Dean at Brandeis she was one of only five women law school deans nationwide. She also taught at Cumberland School of Law and was interim Dean at the University of Oklahoma School of Law and served on numerous local and national boards, including, Center for Women and Families, the Department of Public Advocacy, Louisville and Kentucky Bar Foundations, League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Citizens for Better Judges and council on Legal Education Opportunity, the American Bar Associations Commission on Women, the Law School Admissions Council Task Force on Minority Recruitment and many others.
She cared deeply about her students personally and professionally. She mostly taught tax law but also the value of the legal profession. She received many awards for leadership, community service and excellence in teaching. The excellences in teaching awards were her most cherished ones. Though she officially retired in 2006 her passion for teaching returned her to the classroom as an adjunct professor until 2014.
Donations may be made to Campbellsville First United Methodist Church , Ruby Curry English Scholarship at Campbellsville University or charity of their choice.
Barbara Buchanan Lewis of Louisville, age 79, died November 7, 2017 in Louisville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Lewis; parents, Frank "Tony" Buchanan and Alene Jarboe Buchanan; stepmother, Ethel Buchanan; brother, George Fisher Buchanan. She is survived by one sister, Ellen (Donald) Goff; sister-in-law, Chris Buchanan; nephews, Kevin (Anna) Buchanan and Joshua (Desiree) Buchanan and niece, Karen Buchanan Schneider; one grand-niece and four Grand-nephews.
She was a former Dean of Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, and was a dedicated teacher and a cherished colleague. Early in her career she was an attorney for the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Probation Officer for Jefferson County Juvenile Court and a teacher in Honduras and Guatemala. She was a trail blazer in legal education, being one of the few women in her class. When she was Dean at Brandeis she was one of only five women law school deans nationwide. She also taught at Cumberland School of Law and was interim Dean at the University of Oklahoma School of Law and served on numerous local and national boards, including, Center for Women and Families, the Department of Public Advocacy, Louisville and Kentucky Bar Foundations, League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Citizens for Better Judges and council on Legal Education Opportunity, the American Bar Associations Commission on Women, the Law School Admissions Council Task Force on Minority Recruitment and many others.
She cared deeply about her students personally and professionally. She mostly taught tax law but also the value of the legal profession. She received many awards for leadership, community service and excellence in teaching. The excellences in teaching awards were her most cherished ones. Though she officially retired in 2006 her passion for teaching returned her to the classroom as an adjunct professor until 2014.
Donations may be made to Campbellsville First United Methodist Church , Ruby Curry English Scholarship at Campbellsville University or charity of their choice.
She was a former Dean of Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, and was a dedicated teacher and a cherished colleague. Early in her career she was an attorney for the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Probation Officer for Jefferson County Juvenile Court and a teacher in Honduras and Guatemala. She was a trail blazer in legal education, being one of the few women in her class. When she was Dean at Brandeis she was one of only five women law school deans nationwide. She also taught at Cumberland School of Law and was interim Dean at the University of Oklahoma School of Law and served on numerous local and national boards, including, Center for Women and Families, the Department of Public Advocacy, Louisville and Kentucky Bar Foundations, League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Citizens for Better Judges and council on Legal Education Opportunity, the American Bar Associations Commission on Women, the Law School Admissions Council Task Force on Minority Recruitment and many others.
She cared deeply about her students personally and professionally. She mostly taught tax law but also the value of the legal profession. She received many awards for leadership, community service and excellence in teaching. The excellences in teaching awards were her most cherished ones. Though she officially retired in 2006 her passion for teaching returned her to the classroom as an adjunct professor until 2014.
Donations may be made to Campbellsville First United Methodist Church , Ruby Curry English Scholarship at Campbellsville University or charity of their choice.
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